Is Trader Joe's Kumato ultra-processed?

255 g Fresh tomatoes Sold in the United Kingdom and Jersey

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Vegetable fiber

12 ingredients
No additives
Nutri-Score C

Less processed fresh tomatoes

Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

White Cabbage 45%, Rapeseed Oil, Carrots 15%, Water, Pasteurised Egg Yolk, Vinegar, Sugar (processing marker), Onions· Potato Starch, Salt (processing marker), Citrus Fibre (ultra-processing marker), Egg White, Mustard

As written on the pack

White Cabbage (45%) · Rapeseed Oil · Carrots (15%) · Water · Pasteurised Egg Yolk · Vinegar · Sugar · Onions· Potato Starch · Salt · Citrus Fibre · Dried Egg White · Dried Mustard.

What makes it ultra-processed

Substances rarely used in home kitchens

Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.

Vegetable fiber Isolated plant fibres, such as inulin, oat fibre or bamboo fibre, are extracted industrially and added to change texture or support "source of fibre" claims.

4 ingredients that would only make it processed

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.
Salty snacks Products in the category "Salty snacks" are at least group 3.
Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 9 fresh tomatoes

From least to most processed, this one ranks 9th. 11% of the fresh tomatoes here are ultra-processed.

Ranked by NOVA group, then by the number of ultra-processing signs, additives and ingredients. Our ordering, not part of NOVA.

All 9 fresh tomatoes, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00951531, last edited 24 August 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
Photo: Open Food Facts contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of C (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.